Statistics of Canada

Facts about Canada
Official Name: Canada
Form of Government: Federal parliamentary state
Capital: Ottawa
Official Language: English, French
Money: Canadian dollar
Area: 9,970,610 square kilometres
Major Mountain Ranges: Rockies, Coast, Laurentian
Major Rivers: St. Lawrence,
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Mackenzie Quarterly population
estimate: 41,012,563
0.6% increase (quarterly change)
Consumer Price Index- Canada
(April 2024) 2.7% increase
(12-month change)
Unemployment rate- Canada
(May 2024) -6.2% 0.1 pts increase
(monthly change)
Real GDP by expenditure- Canada
(First quarter 2024) 0.4% increase
(quarterly change)
Current account balance- Canada
(First quarter 2024) -$5.4 billion
Goods trade balance- Canada
(April 2024) -$1.0 billion
Average weekly earnings- Canada
(March 2024) $1,235.68
4.2% increase (12-month change)
Median age (years)- Canada
(July 1, 2023) 40.6 years -0.3 year decrease
(year-over-year change)
Proportion of people aged 65 years and
older- Canada (July 1, 2023)
18.9% – 0.1 pts increase (year-over-year change)
City 2024 Population
Toronto 2,600,000
Montreal 1,600,000
Calgary 1,019,942
Ottawa 812,129
Edmonton 712,391
Vancouver 600,000
Surrey 394,976
Canada includes many different geographical areas and five distinct regions.
The Atlantic Provinces.
Central Canada.
The Prairie Provinces.
The West Coast.
The Northern Territories.
Source: statcan.gc.ca/en/start